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Farquharson v. The Queen

[1986] 1 SCR 703 Court SCC Decision date 1986-05-22 Docket 17755 English

PartiesPhilroy Farquharson Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges Beetz, Jean; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; Le Dain, Gerald Eric; La Forest, Gérard V.

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

The following is the judgment delivered by

1. The Court‑‑We are of the view that the verdicts of guilt are not unreasonable and can be supported by the evidence, that as regards the counts on which the accused was found guilty no error of law was committed at trial, and that there was no miscarriage of justice. Accordingly, we would dismiss the appeal.
Appeal dismissed.
Solicitors for the appellant: Ruby & Edwardh, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for the Province of Ontario, Toronto.